Bombyx mori
insect from the moth family
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Summary
Bombyx mori is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.31% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,531 views/month, #611 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: silkworm[3]
- Taxon rank: species[4]
- Parent taxon: Bombyx[5]
- Taxon name: Bombyx mori[6]
- Subclass of: domesticated animal[7]
- Has use: sericulture[8]
- Commons category: Bombyx mori[9]
- Topic's main category: Category:Bombyx mori[10]
- Commons gallery: Bombyx mori[11]
- Described by source: Gujin Tushu Jicheng[12], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 8[14], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[15], Pauly–Wissowa[16]
- This taxon is source of: silk[17], pat silk[18], silkworm egg[19]
- Short name: B. mori[20]
- Taxon common name: Silkworm[21], Seidenspinner[22], Don Hugo[23], Gusano de seda[24], Siisenspaner[25], カイコ[26], 누에[27], jedwabnik morwowy[28], Bicho-da-seda[29], İpek böceği[30], 蠶[31], 野家蠶[32], 家蠶[33], Fluture de mătase[34]
- Different from: silkworm[35]
- Has host: Morinda citrifolia[36]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[37]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Invasion Biology[38], WikiProject Animal heritage[39]
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Identifiers
Bombyx mori's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 143506[40]. Bombyx mori's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 7091[41]. Bombyx mori's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 391618[42]. Bombyx mori's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 1868664[43]. Bombyx mori's ITIS TSN is recorded as 117540[44].
Why It Matters
Bombyx mori has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] It is known by 118 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]